Armed guards, not laws, will stop school shooters

Armed guards, not laws, will stop school shooters

A recent letter to the Asbury Park Press decried the National Rifle Association's call for armed guards in school as a ploy to defuse the call for restrictions on certain types of firearms ("NRA's armed-guard idea shifts focus away from guns," Jan. 1).

If you examine the NRA's position in the cold light of reality, the facts are clear. Gun laws and prohibition of these types of firearms and high-capacity magazines will not protect our children because those bent on committing horrific crimes will not be deterred by these laws and will get the armaments they desire illegally.

New Jersey has some of the toughest handgun and assault rifle laws in the country, yet almost every day we read and hear of gun violence committed by people who easily evade, much less care about, these laws.

Therefore, the NRA's point is made. We must protect our children, and passing more laws is not going to do it. Armed protection is needed. Marlboro correctly agrees.

As for putting armed guards in theaters, malls and houses of worship, these are private institutions and the decision to do so rests with the management and ownership of these venues.

Schools contain the most precious and most vulnerable members of our society. They must be protected in a proactive manner. To do any less is unforgivable.

Marvin Cohen

Lakewood

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Armed guards, not laws, will stop school shooters

A recent letter to the Asbury Park Press decried the National Rifle Association's call for armed guards in school as a ploy to defuse the call for restrictions on certain types of firearms ('NRA's

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